Testing system employing test distributor switches and test connector switches



July 31, 1951 c. E. LoMAx 2,562,362

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TESTING SYSTEM EMFLOYING TEST DISTRIBUTOR SWITCHES AND TEST CONNECTOR SWITCHES Filed NOV. 4, 1947 4 Sheets--SheerI 2 vmmm mam VSS. www u n v l v 3N n w .Sm SMU met@ z 4 5m, SmmE 3E NGE INVENTGR. CLARENCE E. UMAX El r Q.

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c. E. LoMAx 2,562,362 TESTING SYSTEM EMPLOYING TEsT DISTRIBUTOR swITcHEs July 31, T951 AND TEST CONNECTOR SWITCHES 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 'Filed Nov. 4, 1947 if) p I N E 2,562,362 SWITCHES July 31, 1951 c. E. LoMAx TESTING SYSTEM EMPLOYING TEST DISTRIBUTOR AND TEST CONNECTOR SWITCHES 4 Sheetssneet 4 I Filed Nov. 4, 1947 lPatented July 31, v1951 TRIBUTOR SWITCHES AN e NECTOR SWITCHES Clarence E. Lomax, Chicago, Ill., assigner to Au tomatic Electric Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Delaware Application November 4, 1947, Serial No. '783,962

The present invention relates in general to automatic telephone systems, Aand more particularly to circuit facilities employed in 'such'systems for testing subscribers line circuits from a test switchboard and for verifying Vthe line numbers of subscribers line circuitsV from an operator-controlled switchboard which is usuallyA a switchboard for completing toll connectionsto, and from, the line circuits. e

' The improved circuit facilities provided by the present invention include a test switchboard located in a main office and equipped with position test circuits having the instruments and other apparatus Anecessary to perform tests on subscribers line circuits, a test distributor switch accessible to the test switchboard over one trunk path and operable thereover, test connector switch, or switches, accessible to the test dis.- tributor switch and operable from the test switchboard through the test distributor switch for selecting line circuits inthe main olicefor testing, and an operatore-controlled switchboard located in the same main office and having access to the same test distributor switch over another trunk path for controlling the test distributor switch and associated test connector switch, or switches, to select certain main fofce line circuits thereby to verify line 'numbers `passed to the operators by main office subscribers when requesting that certain connections (toll) be established for them.

The improved circuit facilities further include a similar test switchboard located in a branch omce, a test Adistributor switch in the branch ofce accessible to the branch oi'ce ltest desk, test connector switch, or switches, accessible to the branch oflice test `distributor switch and operable from the branch oice test switchboard through the branch oiilce test distributor switch for selecting line circuits in the branch o'ice vfor testing, and means in the main ofhce for enabling the main ofhce test switchboard and the 'main' oice operator-controlled switchboard to respece tively make tests on branch o'fllce line circuits and verify branch oiiice line numbers over the same branch cnice test distributor switch and test confnector switch, or switches'as used by the branch oce test switchboard.

It is an object `of the invention to provide in circuit facilities of the character described, new and novel means for accomplishing the 'various circiut connections.

Another object o f the invention is top rovi'de in a testing 'system of Vthe character described, ,an improved and novel test distribtuor switch serv'- TEST CON- ing both testers and verification operators, which is seized directly by the testers and through a selector switch by the operators, and which is automatically positioned for testing service when seized directly and for verification service when'.

seized through a selector switch. y

'A further object of the invention `is to provide in a testing system of the rcharacter described, an improved test distributor switch which in.

corporates new and novel means for -busying a' selected test connector switch. A y

A still further object of the invention is .to provide in a testing system of the character described, novel means for artificially busyng .atest distributor switch while 'it is in service,` .said

artificial busying causing no interference with the regular operation and release of the .testing system.

Another object of the invention is to provide in,

a testing system of the character described, im-

proved and novel means for releasing an operated test connector switch.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved multi-office testing system wherein the same test distributor switch in a branch office is available to the main ofiice testers and vericaf tion operators as well `as to the branch office tester, wherein means is provided for busying the path from the branch office test switchboard to the branch office test distributor switch when the branch oilice test distributor switch is seized overr the .path from main office, and wherein meansis provided for busying the path from .main oicej when the branch onice test distributor switch is.

seized over the path from the branch oice test switchboard.

A feature of the invention resides in the novel,

arrangement of the pulsing circuit of a A.20o-.line test Yconnector switch having two sets of -wipers (one setffor each 10G-line group) and'aminor switch for selecting either set of wipers, whereby the pulsing circuit is first controlled to raisethe wipers to a certain level, then ,controlled to rotate. the wipers to a required position in the selected level, next controlled Vto cause the minor .switch to select one set of wipers, and later controlled t'o further rotate the wipers in the selected level.

Another feature of the invention concerning the 20D-line testv connector switch is that Von a` testing connection the wiper selecting minor` release the test 'connector swi'tch vwithout re'leasv ing the test distributor switch, and the consequent non-restoration of the wiper selecting minor switch enables the tester to connect with a line circuit in another level of the same 100- line group by dialing only the vertical and rotary digits of the line number.

A further feature of the invention relates to the novel means for inserting condensers in the testing, or listening, circuit of the test distributor switch when the test distributor switch is seized by a verication operator through a There are other objects and features of the invention having to do for the most part with the Y circuit details necessary to carry out the objects and features above enumerated.

The various objects and features of the invention will be understood best from a perusal of the following description of the drawings comprising Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, which show by means of the usual circuit diagrams a sui'licient amount of apparatus to enable the invention to be described and understood.

Fig. 1 shows the circuit arrangement of a test distributor selector switch and the basic circuit elements of an associated operator-controlled switchboard. Fig. 1 also includes a numbering plan for assembling the drawing sheets together so that a continuous circuit drawing of the invention may be established.

Fig. 2 shows the circuit arrangement of a test distributor switch, the banks of which have access to test connector switches.

Fig. 3 shows the circuit arrangement of a 200- party line test connector` switch tted with two sets of wipers and a minor switch for selecting either set of wipers.

Fig. 4 shows the circuit arrangement of a test trunk on the main oiiice test switchboard, a trunk relay group in the main office, a test trunk on the branch oiiice test switchboard, a test distributor switch in the branch office and a test connector switch in the branch ofdce. The test trunk on the branch office test switchboard is shown mostly in block form as its circuit details are the same as those shown for the test trunk on the main oiiice test switchboard with the differences illustrated. The branch ofce test distributor switch and test connector switch are shown in block form as their circuit details are respectively the same as those shown in Figs. 2 and 3 for the main oiflce test distributor switch and test connector switch.

The test distributor selector switch (Fig. 1) comprises the well-known Strowger switch mechanism of the 30D-point type having vertical and rotary movement. Associated with this Strowger mechanism is a set of switching springs |39 which are actuated by the movement of the switch shaft in the vertical direction away from its normal position and a set of switching springs H9 which are actuated by the movement of the switch shaft' into its eleventh rotary position. The test distributor selector switch also includes various control relays, and has access to a maximum of ten groups of ten trunks each.

The test distributor switch (Fig. 2) comprises the well-known Strowger switch mechanism of the 60G-point type having vertical and rotary movement. Associated with this Strowger mechanism is a set of switching springs 234 which are actuated by the movement of the switch shaft in the vertical direction away from its normal position, a combined test jack and busy switch 224, condensers 2|8 and 2|9, and a nurnber of control relays. The test distributor switch has access to a maximum of test connector switches.

.. The test connector switch (Fig. 3) comprises the well-known Strowger switch mechanism of 'the GOO-point type having vertical and rotary movement. Associated with this Strowger mechanism is a set of switching springs 3|3 which are actuated by the movement of the switch shaft in the vertical direction away from its normal position, a lO-point minor switch of a well-known v type, and a number of control relays. The regular wipers ofthe test connector switch are grouped into two groups of three wipers each, one group of wipers for selecting line circuits in a 100- line group and the other group of wipers for selecting line circuits in another 10U-line group. The minor switch selects either one of the two sets of regular wipers and comprises a step magnet 350, a release magnet 355, and a set of switching springs 356 which are actuated by the movement of the minor switch shaft in a direction away from its normal position.

The test trunks on the test switchboards (Fig. 4) each comprise a jack for enabling the tester to connect the plug ending position testing circuit with the test trunk, a busy lamp signal, a hold lamp signal, keys for controlling the release of the operated test distributor switch and the test connector switch, and a group of control relays.

The position testing circuit for the test switchboards is indicated in Fig. 4 by only the plug P but may be of any well-known design such as that shown in Fig. 1 of the Crocker Patent No. 1,691,269, dated November 13, 1928, the plug P in Fig. 4 of this specification corresponding with plug P in Fig. 1 of Patent No. 1,691,269.

The main oice trunk relay group |73 shown in Fig. 4 comprises a group of control relays and condensers 483 and 484 which are automatically inserted into the test, or talking, conductors when the trunk relay group is seized from the operator-controlled switchboard I0 in the main oiiice. The trunk relay group is connected between test trunk 400 of the main office test switchboard and test trunk 440 of the branch oilice test switchboard, and is also accessed from the operator-controlled switchboard |0 in the main oiiice over conductors |21, |28 and |23.

It should be understood at this time that while the embodiment of the present invention disclosed and described in this specification includes well-known switches of certain bank capacities, the invention is not limited to the particular form shown but may utilize other bank-capacity switches or other arrangement combinations of the switches.

It should be further understood that while a plurality of battery connections are shown in the drawings for the equipment located in any one oilice, they are preferably the same battery for that oiiice. Also, in order to simplify the drawings further, such well-known facilities as busy keys, jacks for enabling an attendant to plug into the various switches, spark quenching apparatus, supervisory and release signal arrangements, ringing and tone generating equipment and the like not a part of the present invention, have been cunitted.-l

Having described the equipment and apparatus, a detailed description of the voperation will now be given.

Testing from main olice test switchboard to main oice lines Upon noting that busy lamp @lll of test trunk 40 (Fig. 4) leading to the main oce test disn tributor Fig. 2 is dark, thus indicating that test distributor Fig. 2 is not in prior use, tester inserts Iplug P (Fig. 4) of 'his position testing circuit into jack J of test trunk 55. Relay 505 accordingly operates from ground on the sleeve conductor of plug VP, sleeve conductor of jack J, winding of relay 505 to battery, and relay 525 operates from ground, contact llll of jack J, Winding of relay 52,5, resistor M9 to battery.

The operation of relays 555 and 525 connect a Winding of relay i5 across the and operate-leads of test distributor Fig. 2 to seize the test distributor and cause the operation of relays 2i5 and 225 in the test distributor. This seizure circuit may be traced from ground, winding of relay 2 l 5 (Fig. 2), resting contact oi armature 2 l2, conductor 532 to Fig. ll, resting contact of armature 428, armature 556, right-hand winding of relay M5, resting contact of armature 553, armature G22, conductor 553i to'Fig. 2, resting contact of armature 2 l l, winding of relay 225 to battery. At armature 225, relay 525 completes a circuit to the left-hand winding o1 relay 515 to battery, but the two windings of relay i l 5 are now so poled that relay M does not operate. At armature li2l, relay 520 completes a circuit to busy lamp fill but the tester ignores this busy signal at this time because he knows that he caused its operation. The operation of relays 2 l 5 and 220 complete obvious multiple circuits to relay 225 which in turn places ground potential f on conductor |59 to make test distributor Fig. 2 busy on the related C bank contact of the test distributor selector switch in Fig. 1. At armature 228, relay 225 completes a circuit to the lower winding of relay 235, causing relay 235 to operate and prepare the vertical pulsing circuit of the test distributor at armature 235. The operation of relay 235 also causes relay 235 to operate from ground, armatures 22'?, 23?, Winding of relay 235 to battery. At armature 232, relay 235 switches the lower winding of relay 235 to ground through the resting contact of off-normal spring set 235, thus locking relay 235 to the ofi-normal spring set 234.

The tester then turns the dial (not shown) preliminary to dialing, thus removing ground potential from the sleeve conductors of plug P and jack J and causing relay 555 to restore. At armatures 451 and 255, relay 555 switches the testers position testing circuit (partly shown) from the test leads of the test distributor to the operate leads, thereby holding the test distributor by means of the dial pulsing loop (not shown) over operate-conductors 53! and 532. At armature `555, relay 555 disconnects the right-handing winding of relay M5 from the operate leads. thereby clearing the operate circuit for pulsing. The dialing of the rst digit of the test distributor causes vertical magnet 255 to correspondingly raise the shaft and wipers of the test distributor in the well-known Strowger manner. The vertical pulsing circuit may be traced from ground, armature 222 and resting contact, armature 226 and working contact, armature 235 and Working contact, upper Winding of relay 235 and winding of vertical magnet 260 in multiple to;

battery. The off-normal spring set 234 operates with the iirst vertical step thereby opening the locking circuit to the lower winding of relay 235 and placing the release of relay 235 under the control of the vertical pulsing circuit. The operation of off-normal spring set 235 also completes an obvious locking circuit to relay 230 to retain relay 23!) operated until after the test distributor has been released.

Shortly after the last vertical pulse has been received, relay 255 restores to normal position and switches the pulsing circuit to rotary magnet 255 and relay 2,55 in multiple. The cessation oi. the vertical pulses re-establishes ground potential on the sleeve conductors of plug P and jack J with the result that relay 505 re-operates and switches the right-hand winding of relay H5 across the operate leads to hold test distributor Fig. 2 operated.

The dialing of the second digit of the test'distributor causes rotary magnet 255 to rotate the test distributor Wipers across the selected bank level to the desired test connector bank contact in the well-known Strowger manner, and also causes relay 255 to operate and hold during the rotary pulsing. The rotary pulsing circuitk may be traced from ground, armature 222 and resting contact, armature 225 and Working contact, armature 235 and resting contact, armature 252, winding of relay 255 to battery, and also through armature 257, winding of rotary magnet v255 to battery. `The operation oi relay 2115 causes relay 255 to operate from ground, armatures 225, 254,

armature 252 and .working contact, Winding of ductors of plug P and jack J causing relay 505 to restore and switch the testers position testing circuit from the test leads of the test distributor to the operate leads. The cessation of the rotary pulses re-establishes ground potential on the sleeve conductors oi plug P and jack J with the result that relay 55 1re-operates and switches the right-hand winding of relay M5 across the operate leads to hold the test distributor operated.

Should the dialed test connector be in prior use, then wiper 253 of the test distributor encounters ground potential on conductor 215 thereby completing a locking circuit for relay 255 by way of armature 255 and resting contact, armature 255 and working contact, winding of relay 250, resting contact of armature 252 (relay 255 now having restored), winding of relay 245 and battery. At armatures 255 and 251i, relay 255 opens the line testle,ads to the dialed test connector. Relay 25%` operates in series with relay 245 and, at armature 25E, connects busy tone through condenser 239 to the tester's position test circuit to inform the tester that the dialed terupted ground potential to busy lamp 4H to 7 indicate to the tester that the dialed test connector is in prior use.

Assuming now that the dialed test connector is not in prior use, then wiper 203 does not encounter ground potential `on conductor 213 of the selected test connector and, consequently, relay 245 cannot lock up but restores shortly after relay 240 restores. Before relay 245 restores, however, a circuit is completed from ground, armature 223, armature 254, armature 242 and resting contact, armature 243, winding of relay 255 to battery, causing relay 255 to operate and lock to ground through armatures 244 and 229. At armature 251, relay 255 opens the rotary magnet circuit to prevent possible further rotary stepping: at armature 259 and working contact, connects direct ground through wiper 203 to conductor 213 of the selected test connector to busy the selected test connector against intrusion; and, at armature 256, completes a loop circuit for relay 305 of the selected test connecton through armature 22| thereby causing relay 305 to operate. At armature 306 and working contact, relay 305 completes a circuit to relay 3I0, causing relay 3|0 to operate. At armature 3|2 and working contact, relay 3|0 completes a circuit to relay 335 through armature 3|1, causing relay 335 to operate.

The dialing of the first digit of the test connector causes relay 220 of the test distributor to correspondingly interrupt the loop circuit of relay 305 of the test connector at armature 22|. The interruptions of the loop circuit of relay 305 cause relay 305 to correspondingly complete the pulsing circuit to vertical magnet 350 and relay 320, thereby causing vertical magnet 360 to correspondingly raise the shaft and associated wipers of the test connector in the well-known Strowger manner, and relay 320 to operate and hold during the vertical pulsing. The vertical pulsing circuit of the test connector may be traced from ground, armature 306 and resting contact, armature 3| I and working contact, winding of relay 320 to battery, and through armature 33| and resting contact, armature 336 and Working contact, winding of vertical magnet 360 to battery. The operation of relay 320 causes relay 325 to operate over an obvious circuit. At armature 321, relay 325 opens a point in the circuit of the upper winding of relay 330 to prevent the operation of relay 330 in series with relay 335; and, at armature 326, short-circuits the upper winding of relay 320 to make relay 320 slow in releasing when the circuit of relay 320 is opened. At armature 321 and working contact, relay 325 completes a locking circuit for relay 335 by way of armature 331, armature 332 and resting contact. The off-normal spring set 3|3 operates with the first vertical pulse thereby causing relay 3|5 to operate and perform certain preparatory functions.

Shortly after the last vertical pulse has been received, relays 320 and 325 restore. At the resting contact of armature 321, relay 325 completes a circuit through the upper winding of relay 330 from ground, armature 3|2 and working contact, resting contact of armature 321, upper winding of relay 330, armature 331, winding of relay 335 to battery, causing relay 330 to operate and relay 335 to remain operated.

The dialing of the second digit of the test connector causes relay 220 of the test distributor to correspondingly interrupt the loop circuit of relay 305 of the test connector at armature 22|. The interruptions of the loop circuit of relay 305 cause relay 305 to correspondingly complete the pulsing circuit to rotary magnet 365 and relay 32 0, thereby causing rotary magnet 365 to rotate the test connector wipers across the selected bank level to the desired line circuit bank contact in the Wellknown Strowger manner, and also cause relay 320 to operate and hold during the rotary pulsing. The rotary pulsing circuit of the test connector may be traced from ground, armature 306 and resting contact, armature 3H and working contact, winding of relay 320 to battery, and through armature 33| and working contact, winding o! rotary magnet 365 to battery. At armature 32| and working contact, relay 320 causes relay 325 to operate. At armature 321 and working contact, relay 325 completes a holding circuit for relay 330 from ground, armature 3|2 and working contact, armature 321 and Working contact, armature 332 and working contact, lower winding o1 relay 330 to battery: at the resting contact of armature 321, opens the circuit to the upper winding of relay 330; and, at armature 326, short circuits the upper winding of relay 320 to make relay 320 slow in releasing when the circuit of relay 320 is opened. The opening of the circuit of the upper winding of relay 330 also opens the locking circuit of relay 335, causing relay 335 to restore. The circuits to wipers 30|, 302, 303, `301, 308 and 303 of the test connector are open at the banks of the minor switch wipers 35|, 352 and 353 as wipers 30|, 302, 303, 301, 308 and 309 are passing over line circuit bank contacts in response to the dialing of the second digit of the test connector, thereby preventing interference with line circuits during rotation.

Shortly after the last rotary pulse has been received, relays 320 and 325 restore. At armature 321, relay 325 opens the locking circuit to the lower winding of relay 333, causing relay 330 to restore. The dialing of the third digit of the test connector causes relay 220 of the test distributor to correspondingly interrupt the loop circuit of relay 355 or" the test connector at armature The interruptions of the loop circuit of relay 335 cause relay 305 to correspondingly complete the pulsing circuit to step magnet 350 of the minor switch and relay 320, thereby causing step magnet 350 to rotate the minor switch wipers 35|, 352 and. 353, and also causing relay 320 to operate and hold during the pulsing of the third digit. The pulsing circuit of the third digit of the test connector may be traced from ground, armature 303 and resting contact, armature 3H and working contact, winding of relay 320 to battery, and through armatures 33|, 336, 34| and associated resting contacts, winding of step magnet 350 to battery. At armature 32| and working contact, relay 320 causes relay 325 to operate. At armature 326, relay 325 shortcircuits the upper winding of relay 320 to make relay 323 slow in releasing when the circuit to relay 320 is opened.

The operation of step magnet 350 of the minor switch causes wipers 35 352 and 353 to be moved across the associated sets of bank contacts. lf the third digit of the test connector consists of five pulses or less, wiper 35| will test in the rst 1GO-group of line circuits, and if the third digit consists of six or more pulses, wiper 35| will test in the second 10U-group of line circuits. As the minor switch wipers 35|, 352 and 353 step offnormal, the minor switch off-normal spring set 356 operates to prepare other circuits for the switch. The line test leads to wipers 30|, 302,

301 and 308 are open at contacts 246 and 241 of vthe test `distrikuitor during the dialing of the third digit of the test connector because relay 255 operates with the iirst pulse of the third digit and remains operated for the-period of the pulsing of the third digit.

Shortly after the last pulse of the third digit has been received, relays 320, 325 and 345 restore. Should the dialed line circuit be in prior use, then. ground potential will he returned over either wiper 303 or wiper 333, dependent upon Whether the dialed line circuit is in the first Q- group or the second 1GO-group, by way of wiper 35i, conductor 21d, bank contact connected to conductor 213 in Fig. 2, wiper 205i, armature 253,

armature 248 and working contact (before relay 255 has had suflicient time to restore after the dialing of the third digit), armature 23|, winding of relay 2li) to battery, causing relay 2&5 to operate and lock to ground by way of armature 253, resting contact ot armature 258 (relay 255 now having restored), and armature 2l3 and working contact. At armatures 2H and 2&2, relay 2 lil reverses the battery and ground connections to operate-leads 43! and, 432 thereby reversing the current flow through the right-hand winding ci relay M5 and thus causing relay M5 to operate. At armature M3 and working contact, relay 555 connects interrupted ground potential to busy lamp 4i l to indicate to the tester that the dialed line circuit is in prior use.

Assuming now that the dialed line circuit is not in prior use, then ground potential is not returned to conductor 214 in Fig, 2 and, consequently, relay 2li) cannot operate and reverse the current flow through the right-hand winding of relay M5. Instead, a circuit is completed for relay 350 of the test connector from ground, armature 32E and resting contact, contact 35i cf minor switch spring set 355, armature 313 and working contact, winding of relay 352 to battery, causing relay 335 to oper te and lock to ground by way of armature 352 and conductor 213. At armature 35i, relay opens the pulsing circuit to step magnet 355 of the minor switch: at armature 315| and working contact, prep-ares a pulsing circuit to rotary magnet 335 to enable the tester to later advance the test connector Wipers to another line circuit by dialing another digit, or digits; and,l at armature 353, opens a point in the release circuit of the minor switch. As previously indicated, relay 225 in the test distributor restores shortly after the third digit of the test connector has been dialed, and ground potential is extended to either wiper 323 or 305 (as the case may be) or" the test connector by Way of armature 2de, armature 2l3 and resting contact, resting Vcontact of armature 223, armature 253, wiper 254, conductor 2id to Fig. 3, wiper 35i and selected bank contact cf the minor switch. The ground potential on wiper 303 or 353 causes the cut-oli relay (not shown) of the selected line circuit (not shown) to operate, and also guards the selected line circuit against intrusion. The testers position testing circuit is now connected through to the selected line circuit over test conductors 25? and 268, and any or all of well-known tests can be applied to the selected line circuit. Since such tests form no part of thepresent invention, the details will not be included in this specication other than to indicate that by operating key fig-l1 (Fig. 4), the tester may remove ground potential from the cut-ofi relay (not shown) or" the selected line circuit. thereby placing the line-relay (not shown) of theselected line circut'across the line test Y 10 *Y leads 261 and 238 and operating the line relay (not shown) to seize a trunk circuit accessible to the selected line circuit. Operating key M1 causes relay M0 to operate and connect ground potential to negative operate conductor 43E, thereby shunting relay 2 I5 in the test distributor and causing relay 2| 5 to restore. At armature ille, relay 2|5 removes ground potential from conductor 214 of the test connector thereby causing the cut-oil relay (not shown) of the selected `line to restore.

At the conclusion of the tests, the tester releases the test distributor, test connector and selected line circuit by withdrawing plug P from jack J and operating key 4I8. VThe removal of plug P opens contact 4I4 but relay 420 cannot restore because its circuit is maintained through armature423 and the winding of relay 425. The opening of contact 4m also removes the ground shunt from the winding of relay 425, and relay 425 immediately operates to'complete a multiple circuit through the right-hand winding of relay M5 at armature 421. The removal of plug P also opens the circuit to relay 405 causing relay 405 to restore and, at armature 40B, open the original circuit through the right-hand winding of relay 4I5 but the multiple circuit through armature'421 retains a circuit through the'righthand winding of relay M5'. The -operation of key M8 shunts down both relays 420and 425 and the holding circuit to the test distributor operate-leads 43| and 432 is now open at armatures 422 and 421.

Should the test distributor release rst by the opening of the holding circuit at armatures 422 and 421, the test connector is guarded by ground potential through armature 3|9. Should the test connector release rst by the opening of its holding circuit at armature 22|, the test con nector trunk is busied from ground through armature 250 and wiper 203. The release circuit of the test distributor is completed from ground, armature 222 and resting contact, armature 22B and resting contact, armature 23|, windingoi release magnet 210 to battery, and magnet 2-10 causes the release of the shaft and wipers in the well-known Strowger manner. As the shaft reaches its normal position, off-normal spring setV 235 is operated to unlock relay 230, thereby opening the circuit of release magnet 210 at armature 231. The restoration of relay 225 opens the locking circuit to relay 255 at armatureA 229, and the restoration voi" relay 255 removes groundl potential from wiper 203 at armature 259 and ground potential from wiper 204 at armature 258.

Two release circuits are employed in the test connector (Fig. 3), ones for causing the restoration of the test connector switch shaft and associated wipers, and the other for causing the restoration of the minor switch-and associated wipers 35i, 352 and 353. The release circuit for the shaft and wiper 30l, 302, 303, 301, 308 and 309 is completed from ground, armature 306 and resting contact, armature 3H andv resting contact, armature SIS, windingV of release magnet 310 to battery, and magnet S10-causes the release of the shaft and associated wipers in the wellknown Strowger manner. As the shaft reaches its normal position, oir-normal spring set 313 is operated to unlock relay SI5, thereby opening thecircuit of the release magnet 310 at armature 3l6. VThe removal of multiple ground potential from conductor 213 at armatures 3| 9 and 259 opens the locking circuit of relay 340. The release circuit for the minor switch and associated wipers 35|, 352 and 353 is completed from ground, armature 32| and resting contact, contact 351 of minor switch off-normal spring set 356, armature 3|8 and resting contact, armature 343, winding of minor switch release magnet 355 to battery, and the operation of release magnet 355 restores wipers 35 352 and 353 to their normal positions. As wipers 35|, 352 and 353 reach normal position, off-normal spring set 356 is restored to normal position thereby opening the circuit of release magnet 355 at contact 351. Should the shaft and associated wipers fail to restore when the circuit of release magnet 310 is completed, a circuit to a delayed alarm circuit (not shown) is completed from ground, armature 3|2 and resting contact and armature 3|4 and working contact. Should the minor switch and associated wipers 35|, 352 and 353 fail to restore when the circuit of release magnet 355 is completed, a circuit to the delayed alarmvcircuit (not shown) is completed from ground, armature 3|2 and resting contact, armature 3|4 and resting contact and contact 358 of minor switch off-normal spring set 356.

After having selected a line circuit over test trunk 40, test distributor Fig. 2, and test connector Fig. 3, should the tester desrie to hold the selected line circuit for the time being and use his position testing circuit for another purpose in the meantime, he can do so by removing plug P from jack J of test trunk 40. The withdrawal of plug P causes contact 4|4 of jack J to open with the result that relay 42|) is retained in the operated position through armature 423 and the winding of relay 425, and relay 425 immediately operates. At armature 421, relay 425 completes a multiple circuit through the righthand winding of relay 4| 5; and, at armature 426, completes the circuit of hold lamp 4|3. The withdrawal of plug P also causes relay 405 to restore and, at armature 406, open the original circuit through the right-hand winding of relay 4|5 but the multiple circuit through armature 421 retains a circuit through the right-hand Winding of relay 4| 5. The tester may later return to the held connection on test trunk 40 by re-inserting plug P into jack J in which event relay 405 re-operates and relay 425 is shunted down thus placing the test connection in the same condition as it was when set up originally. The tester may abandon the held connection on test trunk 40 without re-inserting plug P into jack J by operating key 4| 8, thereby releasing the held connection in the manner previously explained.

After having selected a line circuit in one of the U-groups of line circuits in the manner previously described, the tester can advance the used test connector to the next line circuit on the same bank level of the test connector by simply dialing a single pulse (digit l) instead of rst releasing the test connector and Vthen dialing the 3digit test connector number of the next line circuit. In the preceding explanation of a connection to an idle line circuit it was recorded that relay 340 of the used test connector is operated and locked as soon as the pulsing of the minor switch step magnet 350 had been completed, and that the operation of relay 340 transferred the pulsing circuit from minor switch step magnet 350 to rotary magnet 365 at armature 34|. Now, as a consequence of sending a single pulse into the test connector switch, rotary magnet 365 steps wipers 30|. 302, 303, 301, 308 and 309 to the next bank contacts of the same bank level. By successive single pulses, wipers 36|. 302, 303, 301, 308 and 309 can be advanced to the successive bank contacts of the same bank level until the last set of bank contacts in the level are reached. In this manner, the tester can select and test all of the line circuits associated with the same bank level without releasing the used test connector.

Should the tester desire to select a line circuit in another bank level of the same '1GO-group of line circuits after having selected and tested a line circuit in a different bank level, he then operates key 4|2 momentarily, thus causing relay 430 to operate. At armature 428 and working contact, relay 430 connects battery through resistor 429 to operate-conductor 432, thereby shunting down relay 220 of the test distributor and retaining relay 2|5 in the operated position. At armature 2|1, relay 2 |5 retainsl hold relay 225 operated to prevent the release of the test distributor. At armature 22|, relay 220 opens the loop circuit to relay 305 of the used test connector, thereby causing the completion of the circuit to release magnet 310. The operation of release magnet 310 causes the restoration of the shaft and associated wipers in the well-known Strowger manner but in this instance relay 340 is retained in the locked position by means of the ground potential through armature 259 and wiper 203 of the held test distributor and conductor 213 of the test connector. As a consequence of relay 340 remaining locked, the circuit to release magnet 355 of the minor switch remains open at armature 343, and the minor switch is, therefore, not released. The tester next dials the rst and second test connector digits of the desired line circuit, omitting the third digit since the minor switch wipers 35|, 352 and 353 remained in the operated position as a result of the non-release of the minor switch. The test connector operates up and around responsive to the dialing of the rst and second digits of the test connector in the manner previously explained, and the testers position testing circuit is extended over line test-leads 261 and 268 to the line circuit just selected.

Should the dialed test connector Fig. 3 be in prior use when the test distributor Fig. 2 attempts to seize that test connector. busy lamp 4| I of test trunk 40 is caused to ilash in the manner previously explained to inform the tester that the dialed test connector is in prior use. The tester can then either abandon the connection by withdrawing plug P irom jack J and operating key 4|8 to effect a complete release, or leave the connection remain as it is with busy lamp 4|| continuing to flash. In the latter instance, busy lamp 4| will continue to ilash as long as the test connector remains in prior use, and when the test connector is later released from the prior connection, busy lamp 4|| will cease to flash and will illuminate with a steady glow to indicate to the tester that the wanted test connector is now available and has been seized. The manner in which this seizure takes place is described in the following paragraph.

Ground potential on conductor 213 of the busy test connector caused relays 245 and 250 in the test distributor to be operated and locked as previously explained, with the consequent operation of relay 2|0 to reverse the battery and ground connections to the right-hand winding of relay 4|5 of trunk 40. When the busy test connector is released from the prior connection, ground Fig. 3

13 potential is removed from conductor 213 thereby opening the locking circuit of relays 245 and 250 A and 'causing their restoration. Relay 245, how@ ever, is oi the sloweto-release type and relay a, therefore, restores slightly before relay 245. At armature 254, relay 25B completes a circuit to relay 25e from ground, armatures 229, 254, armature 242 and resting contact, armature 243, winding ofV relay 255 to battery, causing relay 255 to operate and lock to ground through armatures V244'and 229. At armature `259 and Working 'contact, relay 255 connects direct lground through wiper 293 to conductor 273 of the freed test connector to busy the test connector against intrusion; and, at armature `256, 'completes a loop cir cuit for relay 3%5 of the test connector through armature 221 thereby causing relay 3535 to opcrate. The restoration of relay 259 Aalso topened the circuit of relay 2 is at armature 253, causing relay 2l to restore and reverse the battery and ground connections of the right-hand winding of relay M5 to the normal arrangement thereby causing relay 415 to restore 'and disconnect interrupted ground from busy lamp 4I l at armature 416. Busy lamp 4i i then glows witha continuous glow to indicate to the tester that the wanted test connector has been freed from the prior connection and seized for his use.

In the event that the dialed test connector' is yin prior use when the test distributor Fig. 2 attempts to seize that test connector, and the tester desires to use his position testing cirf= `cuit for another purpose while waiting for the busy test connector to be freed and thenseized by A,

the test distributor associated with test trunk 40, he withdraws plug P from jack J but Adoes not operate key 458. The lremoval of plug P from jack J opens contact 4&4 but relay 428 cannot restore because itscircuit is maintained through armature 423 and the winding of relay 425. The opening of contact 4M also removes the ground shunt from the winding of relayY 425 and relay 425 immediately operates to hold the connection on test trunk 453 in the' manner previously Texplained. In addition, relay 425 at armature "426 completes a circuit to hold lamp 4I3, and the steady glowing of hold lamp 4l3 together with the flashing of busy lamp 4H indicates to the tester that he is holding an incomplete connection on test trunk 4i! without plug P being in jack J. When the busy test connector is freed from vits previous connection and then is seized by the test distributor associated with test trunk et, the changing of the glowing of busy lamp 4i! from a flashing glow to a continuous glow so informs the tester. He then re-inserts plug P into jack. J to take over the connection and operate the seized vtest connector. The re-inserton of 4plug P into jack J lcloses contact 414 thereby shunting down relay 425. At armature 426, relay 425 opens the circuit of hold lamp 4I3; and, at armature 42?, opens the multiple circuit through the righthand winding of relay 4 l 5 thereby shifting the holding circuit of operate-leads 431 and to armatures 496 and 422.

Should a dialed line circuit be in prior use when the test connector Fig. 3 attempts to seize that dialed line circuit, then busy lamp 4| i of test trunk. 4i) is caused to flash in themanner previously explained to inform the tester that the dialed vline circuit is in prior use. The tester can then either abandon the connection by withdrawing plug l? from jack J and operating key die to effect a complete release, or leave the connection remain as vitis withbusy lamp '4l i continuing to flash. In the `latter instances, 'busy larnp 4H will continue to ash as long as the dialed line circuit remains in prior use, and when the dialed line circuit is later released from the prior connection, busy lamp lll-will cease to iiash and will illuminate with a steady glow to indicate to the tester that the dialed line circuit is now available and has been seized. The man'- ner in which the freed line circuit is seized is described inthe following paragraph.

Ground potential is returned over either wiper fills or 3539 by way of wiper 35i, conductor i214, bank contact connected to conductor 2l4 Ain Fig. 2, wiper 2&4, armature 258, resting contact of armature 243, and armature 2I3 andV wor-king contact to retain relay 2li) in the operated position as previously explained. When the 'dialed line circuit is freed from the prior connection, ground potential is removedfrorn conductor '21A thereby opening the locking circuit of relay 2l@ and causing its restoration. The restoration of relay 2li) causes the reversal of the battery and ground connections of the right-hand winding of relay 4i5 to the normal arrangement. Relay 415, therefore, restores and disconnects interrupted ground lfrom busy lamp 4H at armature 435, thereby causing Ybusy lamp 4|i to glow with Aa continuous glow 't'o indicate to the tester that the dialed line circuit has `been freed from the prior connection and seized -for -his use.

Test distributor switch Fig. 2 is fiittecl with la novel combined -test jack 'and busy switch 224 which permits the busying of the test distributor while it is in use, without interfering with subsequent operation and lrelease of the test -Yd-istributor. Inserting a test plug into combined test jack and busy switch .224 while the test distributor is in prior usecauses groundpoten'tial to be connected to conductor 433 thereby to-maintain the circuit of busy lamp 4H of testtrinik 4t, and also causes the opening of contact i214 thereby to open the battery :searching circuit from test distributor 'selector Fig. 1 to the lower winding of 'relay 235 of test distributor Fig. '2. The insertion of the testfplugint'o combined test jack and busy switch '224 affect's'no other circuit ci the test distributor. When'the test distributor is ultimately released from its prior connection, the plugged 'up 'combined `test j'aclr and busy switch 224 Will prevent seizure of the test fdisrtributor over test trunk 4D 'and also over test distributor vselector Fig. 1.

'Verifying from main cnice operator switchboard to main apice-lines Assuming'that the.operator-controlled switchboard ill shown in-Figjl is located in the same oiiice (main office) as the test switchboard equipped with test trunk 4S (Fig. 4), then the operators at switchboard lll use the test distributor Fig. 2 and test connector Fig. 3 switch train for verifying ymain oi'lice subscribers y.line numbers in connection with completing calls (usually toll calls) for main oflice subscribers.

in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the operator 'switchboard I i! is connected by means .of 3 conductor trunks, such as 441, |48 and M9, Vto test distributor selectors'the wipersA of-which have access tothe +P and C bank contacts connected to test distributors such as Fig. 2`by means of conductors such as lill, itt `and H39.

,The test distributor Fig. .2 .is also connectedrto test trunk 4B of theltest switchboard by `means of conductors '45i,f432,433, 434'and '435.1

VAn'o'p'eratoratswtchb'oard |`0 'Wis 'irg'to Averify a main oiiice subscribers line number selects in any well-known manner the test distributor selector trunk comprising conductors |41, |48 and |49. A direct-current loop circuit (not shown) in the operators position circuit (not shown) connected to the resting contacts of armatures I6 and |1 completes a battery and ground loop through the windings of relay by way of the resting contacts of armatures |2| and |22, causing relay |30 to operate. The seizing of the test distributor selector trunk by the operator also causes relay |45 in the selector to operate from ground potential over conductor |49. At armature |3| and working contact, relay |30 completes an obvious circuit to relay |35, caus- |ng to operate.

'I'he operator then turns the dial preliminary to dialing, thus connecting ground potential from contact of the dial to the Winding of relay I5 thereby causing relay |5 to transfer the holding circuit of relay |30 to the pulsing springs of the dial at armatures |6 and |1 and associated working contacts. Contact I| of the dial remains closed while the dialing of the digit is progressing. Relay 30 responds to the dialing of the test distributor selector digit, correspondingly completing the pulsing circuit to vertical magnet |60 and the lower winding of relay |45 in multiple, and vertical magnet |60 correspondingly raises the shaft and wipers of the test distributor selector in the well-known Strowger manner to the bank levelto contacts of which the |01, |08 and |09 conductors of test distributor Fig. 2 are connected. The pulsing circuit of the test distributor selector may be traced from ground, armature 5, armature |3| and resting contact, armature |36 and working contact, armature |24, vertical magnet |60 and the lower winding of relay |45 in multiple to battery. The off-normal spring set |39 operates with the first vertical pulse thereby causing relay |40 to operate. At armature |4|, relay |40 opens the -circuit to the upper winding of relay I thereby placing the release of relay 45 under the :control of the vertical pulsing circuit. The ces- :sation of the vertical pulses causes relay |5 to restore and switch the holding circuit of relay |30 to the direct-current loop circuit (not shown) connected to the resting contacts of armatures |6 and |1.

Shortly after the last vertical pulse has been received, relay |45 restores to normal and completes a circuit to rotary magnet |65 from ground, armatures |38, |26, armature |06 and resting contact, armature ||6, interrupter armature |66, armatures |43, |44, winding of rotary magnet |65 to battery, causing rotary magnet |65 to operate. The operation of rotary magnet |65 rotates the test distributor selector wipers onto the rst bank contact set of the selected bank level in the well-known Strowger manner, and also opens its own circuit at interrupter armature |66. Wiper |03 tests the first C bank contact for a possible busy condition. Should the test distributor connected to the first bank contact set of the selected bank level be in prior use, then the restoration of rotary magnet |65 completes its own circuit at interrupter armature |66 and rotary magnet |65 again operates to rotate wipers |0|, |02 and |03 to the next bank contact set. Should all of the bank contact sets of the selected bank level test busy, then wipers |0|, 02 and |03 are rotated off of the bank level and cam spring set ||9 is operated.

The operation of cam spring set ||9 completes vopens the rotary pulsing pulsing circuit:

an obvious circuit to relay |20, causing relay |20 to operate. At armature |24, relay |20 opens the vertical pulsing circuit: at armature |26 at armature |23, connects busy tone through con denser ||8 to the operators transmission circuit; and, at armatures |2| and |22, reverses the battery and ground connections to conductors |41 and |48 to provide busy supervision at operator switchboard I0.

Assuming now that the test distributor selector iinds an idle test distributor without wipers |0|, |02 and |03 being rotated oii of the selected bank level, then wiper |03 connects with battery through the lower winding of relay 235 (Fig. 2) and completes a circuit for relay |05 (Fig. 1) from ground, armatures |31, |25, winding of `relay |05, wiper 03, C bank contact connected to conductor |09, contact 2|4 of test jack and busy switch 224, resting contact of armature 232, lower winding of relay 235 to battery, causing relays |05 and 235 to operate. At armature |06 and working contact, relay |05 completes a circuit to relay ||0 from ground, armatures |38, 26, armature |06 and working contact, winding of relay ||0 to battery, causing relay ||0 to operate and lock to ground on conductor |49 through armature ||4. At armatures ||2 and ||3, relay 0 switches conductors |41, |48 and |49 through to wipers |0|, |02 and |03 respectively, and thus connects the operator circuit to the selected test distributor Fig. 2. The operation of relay 235 completes an obvious circuit to relay 230 at armature 231, causing relay 230 to operate and connect ground to conductor 433 at armature 233 for the purpose of completing the circuit of busy lamp 4|| of test trunk 40 on the main oice test switchboard. The operation of armature ||3 connects a ground shunt across relay |05, causing relay |05 to restore. The operation of armatures and ||2 opens the loop circuit of relay |30, causing relay |30 to restore. The circuit of relay |35 is now open at armatures ||5 and 3|, and shortly thereafter relay 35 restores.

'The operator at switchboard l0 now controls the selected test distributor to select the desired test connector Fig. 3. The operation of the test distributor from switchboard l0 is the same as that described for the test distributor in the section titled Testing from main oiiice test switchboard to main oiiice lines with one addition. It will be noted that the upper winding of relay 205 is in series with operate-conductor |01 and the Winding of relay 220 and, therefore, relay 205 operates when the test distributor is seized from switchboard I0 and locks through its lower winding and armature 209 to ground on conductor |09. At armature 208, relay 205 shortcircuits its upper winding to remove that winding from the transmission circuit; and, at armatures 206 and 201, connects the line test-leads 434 and 435 to conductors |01 and |08 through condensers 2|8 and 2|9 respectively thereby to provide a line listening, or verication, circuit. In all other respects, the operation of the test distributor from switchboard |0 is the same as that described in the section titled Testing from main oice test switchboard to main ofilce lines."

The operator at switchboard |0 next controls the selected test connector to select the main oiiice line circuit the number of which the operator wishes to verify. The operation of the test connector from switchboard |0 in selecting the desired line circuit is the same as that described for the test connector in the section titled Testing from main oiice test switchboard to main olce lines.V The operators listening-circuit through condensers 2|8 and 2|9 of the test distributor is extended over test-leads 261 and 263 of the test connector to the selected line circuit, and the operator, therefore, can verify the line circuit connection.

When the operator has completed the Verication, she disconnects the position circuit (not shown) from conductors |41, |43 and |49 of the test distributor selector trunk, and the disconnection of the direct-current loop from conductors |41 and |40 causes test distributor Fig. 2 and test connector Fig. 3 to release in the manner explained in the section titled Testing from main cice test switchboard to main office lines. The removal of ground potential from conductor |49 at operator switchboard I0 does not unlock relay (Fig. 1) immediately because ground potential isreturned over conductor |09 to maintain the locking circuit of relay l0 until slow-to-release relay 225 (Fig. 2) has had suiicient time to restore. The ultimate removal of all ground potentials from conductor |49 cause relay I0 in the test distributor selector to restore. At armature ||5,.relay H0 completes the circuit to release magnet from ground, armature IE5, armature |3| and resting contact, armature |35` and resting contact, armature |42, winding of release magnet |10 to battery. Release magnet |10 causes the release of the shaft and wipers in the well-known Strowger manner and, as the shaft reaches its normal position, cifnormal spring set |39 is operated to restore relay |40, thereby opening the circuit of release magnet |10 at armature |42.

It should be understood at this time that test distributor selectors such as shown in Fig. 1 need not be employed between test distributors Fig. 2 and the operator switchboard I0, as the test distributors can be connected directly to operator switchboard l0. In the latter event, conductor |01 of the test distributor Fig. 2 would be connected directly to conductor |41 from operator switchboard l0 and conductor |00 to conductor |48, conductors |09 and |49 being eliminated as unnecessary. In operating directly with the test distributor, the operator would omit the digit otherwise required for operating the test distributor selector switch.

Testing from 'main oice test suntchlioard` to branch oice Zines .Test trunk 400 is provided on the main office test switchboard in order that a main oce tester can test line circuits terminating in a branch oice over a test distributor-test connector switch train located in that branch oilce. order that the operators at main office switchboard I0 can also use the same test switch train in the branch office for verifying branch ofce subscribers line numbers, trunk relay group 410 is provided in main cnice, and conductors 41|, 412, 413, 414, 415 of test trunk 400 and conductors |21, |28, |29 fromthe test distributor selector banks (Fig. l) are connected to trunk relay group 410 as shown in Fig. 4. Trunk relay group 410 is connected to the branch office by means of conductors 456, 451, 458 and 459 of trunk 455. The test switch train in the branch ofce comprises test distributor 445 and test connectors such as test connector 460.

Test distributor 445 is shown primarily in block form but would be of the same circuit de-v sign and operation as test distributor Fig. 2 (previously described) with the exception that relay 205, condensers 2|8, 2|9, and related wiring are not required. lWipers 40|, 402, 403, 404, 40| and 462 of test distributor 445 correspond respectively to wipers 20|, 202, 203, 204, 26| and 262 of test distributor Fig. 2. Test distributor Fig. 2 with the exception just noted may, therefore, be substituted for test distributor 445 when tracing the detail operations.

Test connector 400 is shown primarily in block form but would be of the same circuit design and operation as test connector Fig. 3 (previously described), and wipers 44|, 442, 443, 431, 438, 433 of test connector 460 correspond respectively to Wipers 30|, 302, 303, 301, 300 and 309 of test connector Fig. 3. Test connector Fig. 3 may, therefore, be substituted for test connector 450 when tracing the detail operations. I

Test trunk 400 is shown in block form but would be of the same circuit design and operation as test trunk 40 (previously described), conductors 41|, 412, 413, 414 and 41d corresponding respectively to conductors 43|, 432, 433, 434 and 435. Test trunk 40 may, therefore, be substituted for test trunk 400 when tracing the detail operations.

The tester at the main office test switchboard upon noting that the busy lamp (not shown but is similar to busy lamp 4|| of test trunk 40) of test trunk 400 is dark, thus indicating that test distributor 445 in the branch office is not in prior use, inserts plug P of his position testing circuit into the jack (not shown) of test trunk 400. A direct-current loop is thereby connected across operate-conductors 41| and 412 in a manner previously explained for test trunk 40, and ground potential supplied over conductor 413 causes relay 480 in trunk relay group 410 to operate. At armature 482, relay 403 disconnects relay 485 from conductor |29 thereby to prevent test distributor selector Fig. 1 from seizing trunk relay group 410; and, at armature 40| and working contact, extends conductor 444 to conductor 494 by way of armatures 486 and 440. The completion of the loop across operate-conductors 41| and 412 causes test distributor 445 in the branch office to be seized in a manner similar to that explained for test trunk 40. Ground is returned over conductor 493 from test distributor 445 to complete-the busy lamp circuit (not shown) of test trunk 440 on the branch oiiice test switchboard. From this point on, the operation of test distributor 445 and test connector 450 over test trunk 400 on the main oiiice test switchboard is the same as that described for test distributor Fig. 2 and test connector Fig. 3 in the section titled Testing from main office test switchboard to main cnice lines.

Verifying from main oice operator switchboard to branch office Zines An operator at main office switchboard Hl wishing4 to verify a branch office subscribers line number selects in any well-known manner the test distributor selector trunk comprising conductors |41, |48 and M9. A direct-current loop circuit (not shown) in the operators position circuit (not shown) connected to the resting contacts of armatures i6 and l1 completes a battery and ground loop through the windings of relay |30 by way of the resting contacts of armatures |2| and |22, causing relay |30 to operate. From this point on, the operation of test distributor selector Fig. 1 from operator switchboard to seize trunk relay group 410 is the same as described for theseizing of test distributor Fig. 2 in the section titled Verifying from main oiiice operator switchboard to main oiiice lines.

Assuming now that trunk relay group FIG is not in prior use and that test distributor selector Wipers IGI, |62 and IS have stopped on bank contacts *E i and C connected to trunk relay group 410 by means of conductors |21, |24 and |29, then a circuit is completed for relay (Fig. 1) and relay 485 (Fig. 4) from ground, armatures |31, |25, winding of relay H35, wiper |03, C bank contact connected to conductor |29, armatures 461, 482, winding of relay 435 to battery, causing relays |35 and 485 to operate, Relay 485 locks to conductor |29 through armature 489 independent of armatures 451 and 482. At armature |95 and working contact, relay |85 completes a circuit to relay H6 from ground, armatures |38, |25, armature |88 and working contact, windingof relay ||0 to battery, causing relay ||0 to operate and lock to ground on conductor |49 through armature ||4. At armatures ||2 and ||3, relay H0 switches conductors |41, |48 and his through to wipers |i, H22 and |03 respectively, and thus connects the operator circuit to trunk relay group 414. At armature 481, relay 485 causes relay 4&55 to operate and complete the busy lamp circuit (not shown) of test trunk 4| on the main oihce test switchboard. At armature 48E and working contact and at armature 488, relay 435 connects line test-leads 494 and 495 through condensers 433 and 4554 to operate-leads |21 and |23 respectively thereby to provide a line listening, or verifying, circuit to the branch ofiice test distributor 445.

The operator at switchboard |d next controls the selected test distributor 445 in the branch oilce to select test connector 46d, and then controls test connector 450 to select the branch oiiice line circuit the number or" which the operator wishes to verify. The operation of test distributor 44|] and test connector 46D from operator switchboard I6 for selecting the desired line cirlent operation of the test distributor and test connector in the section titled Testing from main oice test switchboard to main oilice lines. The operators listening circuit through condensers 483 and 484 of trunkm relay group 413 is extended over test-leads 494 and 495 through test distributor 44u and test connector 4' to the selected line circuit in the branch cnice, and the operator, therefore, can challenge the line circuit for verification. Ground is returned over con" ductors 493 from test distributor 445 to complete the busy lamp circuit (not shown) of test trunk 440 on the branch ofce test switchboard.

The release of the branch cnice verification connection is accomplished in a similar manner' to the equivalent release outlined in the section titled Verifying from main oice operator switchboard to main ollce lines.

Testing from branch ojce test switchboard toi branch office Zines Test trunk 440 on the branch ofce test switchboard is shown mostly in block form but would be of the same circuit design and operation as test trunk 4U (previously described) with the exception that while relay 455i corresponds to relay 422i of test trunk 40, relay 45S is equipped with two additional armatures 448 and 449. When relay 445() is operated responsive to the tester at the v branch oice test switchboard inserting the plug xl i) cuit in the branch oice 1s the same as the equivaof his position testing circuit (not shown) into the jack (not shown) of test trunk 440, armatures 448 and 44S disconnect the line test-leads from the main oiiice test switchboard and, at armature 449 and working contact, a circuit is completed to relay 455 of trunk relay group 41S to cause the operation of relay 455. At armature 466 and working contact, relay 465 completes a circuit to the busy lamp (not shown) of test trunk 400 on the main oi'ice test switchboard; and, at armature 451, disconnects conductor |29 from the winding of relay 485 thereby to prevent a seizure oi' trunk relay group 419 from operator switchboard I0. Conductors 49|, 432, 493, 494 and 495 of test trunk 44|] correspond respectively to conductors 43|, 432, 433, 434 and 435 of test trunk 4E. In all other respects, the operation of test trunk 448 would be the same as that described for test trunk 4@ in the section titled Testing from main office test switchboard to main oiiice lines.

Having described the invention, what is consideredV new and is desired to have protected by Letters Patent is pointed out in the following claims:

1. In a telephone system, a switch having a shaft and shaft moving means, a pulsing circuit, a relay having two windings, an incomplete circuit connected to each of said windings, means for seizing said switch, means responsive to said switch being seized for completing the circuit of one of said windings thereby to operate said relay, a second relay, a contact set, means for causing said second relay to operate, said operation of said second relay transferring the control or said completed circuit of said one winding of said rst relay to said contact set, means for operating said pulsing circuit to cause said moving means to correspondingly move said shaft, means responsive to said moving of said shaft for operating said contact set, said operation of said pulsing circuit also correspondingly com pleting and opening the circuit of said other winding of said first relay, said operation of said contact set opening the completed circuit of said one winding of said rlrst relay to place said first relay under the control of only said pulsing circuit.

2. In a telephone system, a switch having two sets of wipers, a vertical movement, a horizontal movement, a progressively movable minor switch for selecting either of said sets of wipers, said sets of wipers having a common normal position, release means for releasing only said vertical and horizontal movements, a iirst circuit including means for operating said vertical movement to lift both said sets of Wipers, a second circuit including means for operating said horizontal movement to rotate both said sets of wipers, a third circuit including means for thereafter operating said incr switch, said operation of said minor switch selecting one of said sets of wipers, means for retaining said operated minor switch in its operated position to maintain said selection of said one set of wipers, and a fourth circuit including means for operating said release means to release only said operated horizontal and vertical movements thereby to restore both said sets of wipers to said normal position.

3. The telephone system as claimed in claim 2 wherein said means of said rst circuit and said means of said second circuit respectively reoperate said released vertical and horizontal movements to again lift and rotate both said restored sets of wipers.

4. In a telephone system, a switch having two sets of partially connected wipers, a vertical movement, a rotary movement, a progressively movable minor switch for completely connecting either of said sets of partially connected wipers, a rst circuit including means for operating said vertical movement to raise said sets of partially connected wipers, a second circuit including means for operating said rotary movement to rotate said raised sets of partially connected wipers, a third circuit including means for operating said minor switch to completely connect only one of said rotated sets of partially connected wipers, means for retaining said operated minor switch in its operated position to maintain said connection of the completely connected rotated set of wipers, and a fourth circuit including means for thereafter further operating said operated rotary movement thereby to cause the completely connected rotated set of wipers to be correspondingly further rotated.

5. In a telephone system, a calling line, a nrst switch, a second switch including means whereby said second switch is accessible to said rst switch, means for seizing said first switch over said calling line, means in said first switch when operated by said calling line for seizing said second switch, busy means in said first switch responsive to said seizure of said second switch for busying said second switch against other possible seizure, release means in said first switch for releasing only said second switch, means controlled by said calling line for causing said release means to release only said second switch, and means in said first switch controlled by said last mentioned means for maintaining said lousy means effective to busy said second switch against other possible seizure during said release of said second switch.

6. The telephone system claimed. in claim wherein said means in said :first switch controlled by said last mentioned means maintains said busy means effective to busy said second switch against other possible seizure during and after said release of saidv second switch,

operated switches responsive to abandonment by said line, a contact set in said first switch manually operated after said seizure of said second switch and before said second switch is released, means whereby when said contact set is operated, said second switch is busied against possible subsequent seizure over said line.

8. The telephone system claimed in claim 4 together with means for restoring the completely connected rotated set of wipers and the partially connected rotated set of wipers, and means for restoring said operated minor switch including means whereby the completely connected restored set of wipers is disabled.

9. The telephone system claimed in claim 7 together with means whereby when said contact set is operated, said second switch is also busied against possible seizure over said trunk.

CLARENCE E. LOMAX.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,640,675 Schwartz Aug. 20, 1927 1,691,259 Crocker Nov. 13, 1928 1,888,307 Caswell Nov. 22, 1932 1,907,249 Brooks May 2, 1933 2,091,116 Griiiins Aug. 24, 1937 2,262,446 Beale Nov. 11, 1941 2,301,837 Wiley Nov. 10, 1942 2,327,458 Relfe Aug. 24, 1943 2,348,301 Lomax May 9, 1944 2,377,453 Phonds June 5, 1945 

